Men's Soccer

Ghitis, Novotny, Whalen Named #SummitMSOC Players of the Week

Sep 25, 2017

ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois forward Drew Whalen was named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Omaha goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis and Eastern Illinois goalie Mike Novotny garnered the Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances Sept. 18-24.

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Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University with the University of North Dakota becoming an official member on July 1, 2018. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced nine NCAA Champions along with over 90 Academic All-Americans, nearly 100 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league, visit www.thesummitleague.org website, follow The Summit League on Twitter @thesummitleague.